Africa

Libya’s eastern parliament voted Tuesday to withdraw its support for a United Nations peace deal and Government of National Accord, stoking concerns that recent violence in the fractured country could escalate. Abdullah Ablaihig, spokesman for the Tobruk-based, internationally recognized House of Representatives, said the body voted to annul its previous …

The Egyptian foreign minister’s visit to Brussels has launched a new phase of strategic partnership between Egypt and the European Union, paving the way for an EU-Egypt association agreement in the upcoming period, the ministry said on Tuesday. The agreement — which has been under negotiation since February 2016 — …

Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League Abdelkader Messahel has held talks with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry. “We have discussed Arab issues as well as challenges facing the Arab nation and means to strengthen cooperation to support Arab League mechanisms,” said Shoukry following his discussions …

Algeria on Monday inaugurated a new air base in the southernmost province of Tamenrasset, as part of the North African nation’s efforts to secure its border. The deployment of Hassi Tiririne air base was officially inaugurated by Deputy Defense Minister, Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah, a …

Algerian counter-terrorism troops on Monday killed two terrorists and captured two others in the locality of Dellys, in the province of Boumerdes, 70 km eastern Algiers, said Defense Ministry in a statement.

Algeria will work, during its term as chair of the Arab Foreign Ministers Council, for the reform of the Arab League and the peaceful settlement of Arab crises, through inclusive dialogue, the relaunch of political process and national reconciliation, said Tuesday in Cairo Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and …

Minister of Maghreb Affairs, the African Union and the Arab League Abdelkader Messahel said Algeria pursued its effort to find a solution to the crisis in Libya, highlighting Algeria’s experience in national reconciliation.

The Algerian Minister of Maghreb, AU and Arab League Affairs Abdul Gader Msahel has said that his country had adopted three axses in anticipation of the tripartite summit of Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia. The three axses were designed to narrow the gap between Libyan antagonists, in a bid to find …

Tunisian military units clashed on Tuesday with some jihadists and killed two of them in Kasserine, central west of Tunisia, a medical source said. A soldier was also slightly injured, said the source at the regional hospital of Kasserine. Tunisian defense ministry said that the military operation is still in …

India and Tunisia identified terrorism as the most dangerous menace to prosperity and international stability as Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar held bilateral talks with the top leadership of the North African country.